Telephones - main lines in use:
3.253 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 46
[see also: Telephones - main lines in use country ranks ]

Telephones - mobile cellular:
11.773 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 59
[see also: Telephones - mobile cellular country ranks ]

Telephone system:
general assessment: highly developed and efficient
domestic: fixed-line subscribership has been in decline since the mid-1990s with mobile-cellular subscribership eclipsing it by the late 1990s; the fiber-optic net is very extensive; all telephone applications and Internet services are available
international: country code - 43; satellite earth stations - 15; in addition, there are about 600 VSATs (very small aperture terminals) (2007)

Broadcast media:
Austria's public broadcaster, ORF, was the main broadcast source until commercial radio and television service was introduced in the 1990s; cable and satellite TV are available, including German TV stations (2008)

Internet country code:
.at

Internet hosts:
3.266 million (2010)
country comparison to the world: 29
[see also: Internet hosts country ranks ]

Internet users:
6.143 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 43
[see also: Internet users country ranks ]